Collective bargaining negotiations between the NHL and NHLPA will indeed resume Tuesday, according to multiple reports, though the specifics—who is involved, and where the talks take place—will not be set until Monday.

The sides held two days of talks last week in New York without discussion of hockey-related revenue—the core economic issue that caused the NHL lockout, which began on Sept. 15.

The 28-day lockout has already wiped out the entire preseason and the first four days of the regular season. The NHL announced last week that all games have been canceled through Oct. 24.

"Until we're tackling the main issues I'm not sure what the urgency is to meet on a 24/7 basis," deputy commissioner Bill Daly told reporters in New York after last week's failed talks.

Those negotiations were a disaster—Daly said economics didn't come up at all, while union special counsel Steve Fehr said otherwise, and the sides disagreed over whether they actually made headway on secondary issues.

The union has held the position that exchanging offers isn't necessary for progress. The league feels otherwise.

“Just the concern that the union will do what its done with our last two offers—pocket them and ask for more—which could only lengthen the process, not shorten it,” Daly said.

Those offers, of course, started with a 43 percent share for players (compared to their current 57 percent) harsher contracting rules, and increased escrow. The union countered with offers that would still net them more than 50 percent.

As has been the case for months, the most logical solution remains a deal that would minimize the money players lose on current contracts, then gradually moves toward a 50/50 split.